Shelling of the DMZ

The Shelling of the DMZ occurred at the start of the Song Initiative in 2007, when the Korean People's Army shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Korean DMZ. Commanded by Jin-ho Yong, the North Korean forces bombarded the UN camp, damaging the headquarters building and killing several soldiers. The American commander in charge of the UN forces, Samuel Garrett, was unable to strike back until he received clearance from the UN high command; his second-in-command, Major Steven Howard, contacted the ExOps private military company about taking down Jin-ho Yong and his artillery to prevent the UN from facing political repurcussions. ExOps mercenary Matthias Nilsson drove up the hill, past several KPA blockades, and to the overlook, where he proceeded to subdue Jin-ho Yong and load him onto a helicopter for capture, earning $25,000. He then proceeded to call in surgical strikes on the KPA artillery on the opposite ridge, ending the KPA threat to the DMZ, and earning him an additional $20,000. With the DMZ base secure, the UN forces could look towards launching offensives against the KPA, and Nilsson was offered more work by the US, South Koreans, Russian Mafia, and China.